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...million Estimated cost of launching an antimissile missile that the U.S. Navy plans to use to shoot down a potentially hazardous satellite...
...Number of industry experts and scientists working since January to modify the sea-based Aegis missile-defense system so it can shoot down a satellite in low orbit...
...dirty. "You're campaigning for yourself. To compete for art," he says. His dad was also dejected and angry after losing an election for Congress, and Clooney had been reading about the lack of attention being given to Darfur, so the two went on a trip to Africa to shoot footage. Clooney wasn't able to get into Darfur until late January, when the U.N. said it would give him an official title. "I have a U.N. passport. It says 'Messenger of Peace' on it. It's very cool," he says...
...pressure on the Argentines to get off the islands they had so precipitously seized. On Wednesday evening, Defense Secretary John Nott warned that the Royal Navy would sink any Argentine vessel, whether warship or merchantman, that was within 200 miles of the islands after midnight Sunday. "We will shoot first," said Nott. "We will sink them, certainly within the 200-mile limit." By week's end at least four British nuclear-powered submarines, led by H.M.S. Superb, were believed to be in position to enforce the blockade. The Argentines in turn declared that they were ready to sink any hostile...
...After the miss, Harvard brings it down the court, McGeary running aimlessly on the baseline, kicks it out to Housman. Housman drives it down the middle and draws the block. That is Columbia's 20th foul of the night, so Housman gets to shoot from the charity stripe. Housman, still perfect, makes both free throws. Columbia 60, Harvard...